Killed or seriously injured on roads

The vast majority of road traffic collisions are preventable and can be avoided through improved education, awareness, road infrastructure and vehicle safety. This measure provided the rate of people killed or seriously injured on the roads per 100,000 resident population.

Number of people killed or seriously injured on roads

Area

2009-2011

2010-2012

2011-2013

2012-2014

2013-2015

2014-2016

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh ED

14

12

12

11

10

9

Q3 - Average

291

345

348

393

408

447

Teignbridge

135

158

146

146

153

177

Devon

713

833

852

957

985

1,056

Southern LCP

122

137

131

119

124

150

Rate of people killed or seriously injured on roads per 100,000 population

22

29

36

43

50

57

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh ED

37.3

32.0

31.8

28.7

25.8

23.1

Q3 - Average

40.3

47.5

47.6

53.5

55.1

59.9

Teignbridge

36.2

42.3

38.9

38.6

40.0

46.0

Devon

31.9

37.1

37.7

42.0

42.9

45.7

Southern LCP

37.6

42.2

40.2

36.3

37.5

45.2

Rate trend of people killed or seriously injured on roads per 100,000 population

Rate of people killed or seriously injured on roads per 100,000 population(latest period)

About this data

Source: NI 047 - People killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents Source URL: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/01cde42d-30fd-4dec-8b49-c24e450b934d/ni-047-people-killed-or-seriously-injured-in-road-traffic-accidents Licence: Open Government Licence Licence URL: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Numerator: People killed or seriously injured on the roads Denominator: Local population Notes: Crude rate expressed per 100,000 resident population